My husband died in 2014. In 2015 my filing status was "single". This year, turbo tax said i am a qualifying widow. Should I correct my 2015 return?

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My husband died in 2014. In 2015 my filing status was "single". This year, turbo tax said i am a qualifying widow. Should I correct my 2015 return?

If you had a qualifying child in 2015 then you should also have been a qualifying widow. You can go back and amend the 2015 tax return to take advantage of this.

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My husband died in 2014. In 2015 my filing status was "single". This year, turbo tax said i am a qualifying widow. Should I correct my 2015 return?

If you had a qualifying child in 2015 then you should also have been a qualifying widow. You can go back and amend the 2015 tax return to take advantage of this.

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